Center for Opportunity Policy
How Long is Too Long, and Is There a Better Way?
Louisiana has one of the highest incarceration rates in the nation, largely due to the state’s [...]
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What Happened to the Concept of Work?
Earlier this month, the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), the state agency in [...]
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Routine Performance Audits Can Help Louisianans Find Career Paths Out of Poverty
Louisiana’s official poverty rate of 19.6% in 2021 was the highest in the country, according to the U.S. [...]
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A Social Safety Net that Works
Louisiana’s collection of safety-net programs needs a paradigm shift so its low-income, work-capable [...]
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Louisiana Leaders United to Reduce Urban Crime
Last week, about 160 Baton Rouge elected officials, law enforcement officers, business owners, [...]
Read moreCorrecting Corrections: Louisiana Works to Fix Prisoner Overdetention
The New York Times and Reuters recently reported a finding by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that [...]
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Maintaining a Strong Police Force: The Crisis Governments Must Solve
Crime is a serious issue that demands thoughtful solutions to deter criminal behavior and promote public [...]
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Despite Reforms, Louisiana Still the Most Licensed State in the Nation
Occupational licensing is a government permission slip that is required to work in specific jobs. All [...]
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New Crime Report and Improved Justice Rating
This week the Pelican Institute for Public Policy released a report of crime data in Louisiana, adding [...]
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